Happy New Years

My favorite images of 2011

I have been fortunate to have the opportunity to photograph a lot of nice people this year.  Each time I photograph someone I feel like a kid in a candy store because I have so much fun and I am always looking forward to my next session.  I have taken tens of thousands of pictures this year and I am going to post a few of my favorites.  Some of my favorite images are important to me because of who is in the picture, or the feeling the image evokes, other are important because of the technical challenges that were overcome.

Although 2011 was a wonderful year I am looking forward to  2012  because I have lots and lots of photographic ideas that I want to try and with any luck I will have plenty of subjects to photograph.  So far for 2012 I have 5 weddings scheduled and I would imagine that I will have considerable more before 2012 ends.  Spring historically is my busiest time for seniors since may seniors procrastinate and don't get their session scheduled until pressured by their parents.

The Cook House

While driving to the mall yesterday I noticed that the lighting and clouds created the type of scene I wanted when I photographed the "Cook House" a well known landmark in Parkersburg, WV.  The Cook House was built in 1825 during the settlement period and is constructed of red brick and has a gabled roof.  The house is constructed in what is called Federal architectural style. The Cook House which is on the National Register of Historic Places is maintained by the Junior League of Parkersburg.

It's a Wonderful Life

Today has been a wonderful Christmas Eve. It is always nice to have family stop by on important days and it seemed like everyone had a great time. Just like the famous old time movie I feel the I have a wonderful life. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone.

Ashley Snider and Joshua Smith's Wedding Video

Last Saturday I had a great time photographing Ashley and Josh's wedding.  They are a wonderful couple and I am sure that they are going to have a nice life together.  I just finished working on all the images and I have put together a wedding video with the help of my granddaughter, Hannah.

Josh Smith and Ashley Snider's Wedding

I just got home from Josh and Ashley's wedding and I am in the process of downloading the images.  Josh and Ashley are a nice couple and it is nice to see couples so much in love get married.  I plan on working on the images tonight before I go to bed as well as working on them tomorrow so I can post some of the images.  Ashley and Josh are heading to Boston on their honeymoon tomorrow and I am going to try to have some of the images finished tonight so I can post them to my blog for them to see.

Christmas Cats

Each year my cat loving wife, Tammy, suggests that we create new Christmas pictures of our cats.  Some years it is easy to get cat pictures and other years it is an effort in futility.  There are times I think I would have better luck herding cats than I would being able to get a good cat picture.  This is one of those years.  Here are a few pictures of the cats that did cooperate and I was able to get a nice picture.

 Angel peeking out the gift box

 Rosie playing with the fake white mice

Sophie and Raven styling and profiling 

Katy Brown PHS Senior Pictures

Last Sunday I had the opportunity to photograph Katy Brown's senior pictures.  Katy attends PHS and is a member of the school  choir. The next session with Katy will be in the auditorium at PHS so I can capture Katy in her choir robes.  Here are a few images from last Sunday and I hope you enjoy.